plead

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This he could plead, and this only -- that control had been granted to him.

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  1. intransitive verb To appeal earnestly; beg: plead for more time.
  2. intransitive verb To offer reasons for or against something; argue earnestly: plead against a bill.
  3. intransitive verb To provide an argument or appeal: Your youth pleads for you in this instance.
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  • I tbreaks my heart that so many peoplle in the world and billions of animals can scream and struggle and plead, and no-one comes to their rescue.
  • The poor man also plead * no contest* to assault charges shortly after Wayne County Circuit Court Judge David Groner accepted his plea deal about that little lying problem. —  Right Pundits
  • For each of its antitrust claims Psystar must plead, and ultimately prove, one or more economically meaningful relevant product markets. —  Groklaw
  • The 29 coal-train activists have either pleaded "not guilty" or declined to plead, and are awaiting trial. —  MyAntiwar.org
  • The prosecution's last offer -- plead guilty to two felonies with 90 days in jail, five years probation and a six-figure restitution -- was withdrawn Thursday. —  Freep.com - RSS
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entreaty ·  pleading ·  supplication ·  yearn ·  sob ·  plea ·  lamentation ·  protestation ·  regret ·  lament ·  remonstrance ·  exhortations

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plead:   pleaded ·  pleading ·  pleads
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English pleden, plaiden, from Old French plaidier, from Medieval Latin placitāre, to appeal to the law, from Late Latin placitum, decree, opinion; see plea.

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  1. from Middle English pleden, pleten, plaidien (?), from Old French plaider, pleidier, F.plaider (later G. plädiren) = Provencal plaidejar, plai-deiar, plaijejar, plaegar = Sp, pleilear = Pg, pleitear = It.piateggiare, piatire, plead, offer a plea, from plait, a plea: see plea.
 

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